The Best Programming Language for the End of the World
Coding in Forth reminded me of the lawless dystopia in Mad Max. You make your own rules, subject to the limits of the context. You can...
The Worm That No Computer Scientist Can Crack
The Santa Ana winds were already blowing hard when I ran the first worm simulation. I’m no hacker, but it was easy enough: Open a Terminal...
Databricks Has a Trick That Lets AI Models Improve Themselves
Databricks, a company that helps big businesses build custom artificial intelligence models, has developed a machine-learning trick that can boost the performance of an AI model...
Trump Admin Plans to Cut Team Responsible for Critical Atomic Measurement Data
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is discussing plans to eliminate an entire team responsible for publishing and maintaining critical atomic measurement data...
Oscars 2025 live coverage: All the winners, red carpet, and the 97th Academy Awards’ biggest moments – as it happens
Refresh 2025-03-02T22:59:02.160Z While everyone will, rightly or wrongly, be focusing on the big hitters and major awards tonight, spare some time to zero in on on...
XTRIS is a fast-paced arcade-style Playdate game you won’t be able to put down
I love a game that screams things like “neato!” and “godlike!” while I’m feverishly pressing buttons and darting my eyes around the screen, trying to make...
After 32 years, Mortal Kombat 2 has finally been ported to the one hyper-expensive ’90s console that could actually do it justice
Mortal Kombat 2 was a pretty advanced arcade game when it launched in 1993, to the point where none of the contemporary home consoles of the...
FAA reportedly ordered staff to find millions of dollars to fund Starlink deal
According to Rolling Stone, employees with the Federal Aviation Administration were told on Friday to “begin finding tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal,”...
Ultima Online lead says “Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley and all these other kind of cozy games” are filling a gap in modern MMO design
A former lead developer on Ultima Online and ex-director on Star Wars Galaxies says cozy games have now plugged a gap in the MMO space. Ralph...
I’ve been using the RTX 5070 to play a bunch of games early, and it might be the console killing GPU I’ve been waiting for
I’m a mid-range gamer at heart, so I’ve been pretty hyped for the Nvidia RTX 5070 since it’s CES 2025 unveiling. Now that I’ve got my...